I was laid off this morning because of corporate restructuring. If I immediately start working for a competing business in the same city, can I get in trouble? I need to pay my bills, and they let me go, so I feel like I should be able to work wherever I can find a job. I don't remember signing an NDA or non-compete, but I want to make sure I won't face other legal issues. Can I get sued for taking a job with a direct competitor?

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Many states refuse to enforce non-competes after a layoff, and I would hope that the company soing the laying off wouldn't be chasing after a released employee like that.

Also, in a general sense non-competes are not intended to keep someone from working in a particular industry or vertical, you pretty much have to be stealing customers or blatantly using IP learned while working to gain an advantage over a company for them to come after you.

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This is great advice.

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Depends on where you are located. Cali doesn't recognize non competes

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I’m sorry to hear this news. I hope you land something quickly.

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As an aside, I feel for you, I was laid off from IBM back in December. The market is rough, I pray that you find something quicker than the luck I am having.

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Work where ever upu want . NDAs arent going to stop you

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I would check any contracts you signed before making assumptions. That said, being laid off does not automatically stop you from working elsewhere, and plenty of people move to competitors.

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